More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

To fly fish for trout effectively, it’s important to be familiar with the food sources that your flies are designed to imitate. Many of the best trout anglers double as amateur entomologists, studying ...

I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for trout. You don’t need an entire box dedicated to mouse flies, but keep a couple ready—you might just get ...

Is there such a thing as a “dirty” lure to a conventional angler? I’m not entirely sure. I’ve heard people claim a Senko is cheating in the bass game because these soft-plastic Bic pens are so ...

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A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

Caddis patterns are the main staple of Western river fishermen. There are many styles and tying techniques that are effective. Most are general in nature, but tyers are always trying to be more ...

The modern-day trout angler has a vast array of fly rods to choose from. As someone who’s spent far too much time in fly shops looking at and thinking about all these options, I understand how ...